Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

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1000 Vin Scully Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.

During the time when the Los Angeles Angels used it from 1962 through 1965, the stadium was called "Chávez Ravine". Previous to that, the site was also the stage of a housing controversy, the "Battle of Chavez Ravine", about plans for redevelopment of that site into public housing.

The land for Dodger Stadium was purchased from local owners/inhabitants in the early 1950s by the City of Los Angeles using eminent domain with funds from the Federal Housing Act of 1949. The city had planned to develop the Elysian Park Heights public housing project which included two dozen 13-story buildings and more than 160 two-story townhouses, in addition to newly rebuilt playgrounds and schools.

Before construction could begin, the local political climate changed greatly when Norris Poulson was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 1953. Proposed public housing projects like Elysian Park Heights lost most of their support. Following protracted negotiations, the City of Los Angeles was able to purchase the Chavez Ravine property back from the Federal Housing Authority at a drastically reduced price, with the stipulation that the land be used for a public purpose. It wasn't until the baseball referendum Taxpayers Committee for Yes on Baseball, which was approved by Los Angeles voters on June 3, 1958 that the Dodgers were able to acquire 352 acres (1.42 km²) of Chavez Ravine from the City of Los Angeles.

From the rock and roll history of Dodger Stadium:

The drum-driven Fleetwood Mac single "Tusk" was recorded live at Dodger Stadium (without an audience) in collaboration with the USC Trojans marching band. Based in part on a rehearsal riff the band used for sound-checks, the song appeared on the 1979 double LP of the same name. The performance was also filmed for the song's music video.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_Stadium
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Coordinates:   34°4'30"N   118°14'28"W

Comments

  • Here we go Dodgers, Here we go!!!
  • Go Dodgers!!
  • Im a Yankees fan, and I've always wanted to see a game here.
  • The 6th photo, from the LA Public Library photo collection, is a panoramic view of the pre-stadium Elysian Heights and Chavez Ravine area.
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